White Sox right-hander Caleb Freeman went unclaimed on outright waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A Charlotte, reports James Fegan of Sox Machine. He doesn’t have either the three years of big league service time or the prior outright assignment needed to reject this assignment in favor of free agency, so Freeman will remain with the organization as a depth arm.
The 27-year-old Freeman made his big league debut with the South Siders this season, tossing 3 1/3 innings over the course of five appearances. He allowed a pair of runs on five hits (one homer) and a walk with three strikeouts. The Sox’ 15th-round pick in 2019, Freeman has pitched to a 2.93 ERA in a combined 27 2/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this season — but has done so with an alarming 17.1% walk rate.
Command has been an issue for Freeman throughout his minor league tenure, but he’s also fanned 27% of his opponents in parts of six professional seasons. Freeman sits 95 mph with heater and pairs the pitch with an 82-83 mph curveball and a slider that sits 87-88 mph. It’s possible he’ll get another look with the Sox later this summer, particularly if the Sox wind up trading some of the more veteran members of their bullpen ahead of next month’s deadline.
I don’t think the parade route needs to be planned again this year.
For a parade in Chicago? Not for Sox, but Cubs might have one. I hope to live long enough to see another Sox parade, but who knows when that could happen!
nitnontu: Before the Sox won it all in ’05, I thought it’s never gonna happen. Then, after they won, I thought, I’m never gonna see this again. At least I’m right about one of those two.
I’m waiting very patiently.
Who?
Boston’s: You could say that about most of their players on the 40-man roster.
Well the good thing is a lot of people have gotten to say they are officially major leaguers over the past couple years thanks to the White Sox, Marlins,Rockies, Nationals.
It could be this year. And, I’m a Sox fan.
Hopefully, it will be longer than that !
… and the Getz transactional hokey pokey continues…
Im waiting for them to finally fire their inept hitting ‘instructors’, but since Jerry knows them by their first name they are safe, they will be ‘promoted’ instead to help them save face….
Can anyone remember the last player the White Sox designated for assignment who was actually claimed by another team? The vast majority end up accepting the outright assignment, and a few decline it in favor of free agency, but I can’t think of the last guy who another team actually took from us.
Cubs are closer than the Sox to a World Series.